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Hello All,

Despite the fact that this will probably make me look like an idiot

I am going to post it for others who may benifit from my mistake.

I was looking for a teacher and with my current lifestyle I opted

for a at home course, one that was creditable, mind you I at this

time have no interest in making a living at aromatherapy, but if I

am going to use the oils and I have a lot of respect for them I want

to learn to use them properly and without danger.

So my first step was to go to NAHA and look up schools that meet

their standards- cost was a factor, not trying to cheap out just

trying to obtain leval 1 basic knowledge at a reasonable price.

Most of the courses were within the same price range, some were up

to $1000. I picked the teacher who was close to where I live for

various reasons. I spoke to this person asked about there

credentials and what was required for the course, I will not tell

the name as they are a widely know and respected in the Aromatherapy

community. I spoke about having the oils already that were in the

course and did not want to purchase more quantities until I decide

on ones that I like to work with and enjoy the most, although the

oils were optional I do think that it ended up being an issue, that

is where the Vanilla quest came from, I truly expected when I asked

about the oil, and discussed that I did not have it that a sample

would be sent to me- no it wasn't but I was not too surprised, as I

could have purchased it from the teacher, however it is a $100

minimum order.

The course itself is challenging and does exceed NAHA standards and

is quite smartly put together, as looking up the answers

and " cheating " will not get it done. I do however feel it is a bit

too indepth for someone who is just learning, but no one forced my

hand so I am not whining- and I have nothing to compare it with.

The teacher sold themselves as being available for ? - that has not

been my experience so far. There are also extra expenses involved

that I should have anticipated but did not, supplies that you cannot

run out to walmart to get and some that I am not familiar with.

My intent here is not to trash this teacher, I do feel they are a

good teacher, just not right for me from my perspective so far. I am

not a priority student and any questions can take 2 or 3 days to be

answered, they have described themselves as busy- but I don't think

I am needy in the sense of constant calls and questions, perhaps I

expect too much.

So I am not whining about my choice, just sharing my experience so

far so that if anyone else is trying to decide on a teacher they can

perhaps have a more pleasant experience, it is a investment, the way

I look at it, and I will tell you that I paid almost $400 without

the oils.

 

Emryldgea